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Iran protests pose new test for clerical leadership
Iran protests pose new test for clerical leadership

Women setting their headscarves ablaze and chanting anti-regime slogans. The protests have featured chants of "death to the dictator" as well as other anti-regime slogans and the emergence of a new rallying cry, "Zan, zendegi, azadi" ("Woman, life, freedom").

Bank of England hikes rate again as UK enters recession
Bank of England hikes rate again as UK enters recession

The Bank of England hiked its interest rate again on Thursday to combat soaring inflation as it warned that the UK's economy had already slipped into recession. Central banks have responded by increasing their rates, fanning recession fears because they push up loan repayments for consumers and companies alike, thereby exacerbating the UK's cost-of-living crisis.

Iran demonstrations hit home for diaspora women
Iran demonstrations hit home for diaspora women

As Iranian women bare their heads and burn Islamic veils in demonstrations that have met nationwide repression, hopes and emotions are also running high among those living abroad. Especially in Kurdistan province, women have "burned their veils to burn the ideological foundations of the regime", Kian said.